by Penny Bretschneider Perhaps like many of you, I did a lot of puzzles during the pandemic. I chose those with 300 large pieces mainly because they were simple and fast to put together (and besides, I have two cats and one table)! My loneliness during the pandemic often left me daydreaming about being with […]
by Jeff Pierpont From June 13-22 Ed Sunday-Winters and I will embark on an immersive study tour across Poland’s most significant Holocaust sites. The trip is organized and sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. This program is tailored for students, professionals and educators […]
When asked to provide a short summary of facts associated with our July 2023 flood, Josh Karp, Greensboro Selectboard Member offered the following points, and a few pictures. Lest we forget! As you drive these and other roads this summer, give thanks that our roads are now sturdy and safe.
We first started Silence and Soup in 2022, as an experiment. We wondered if people in the community would welcome the idea of sitting in the church sanctuary in silence for 20 minutes. No facilitation, no sign-in sheet, nothing but a lighted candle and a chime to begin and again to end. We wondered if, […]
Are you a friendly and detail-oriented person? Do you want to work for an organization that believes in activism, change, and liberation? GUCC seeks a part-time office coordinator with organizational skills who is trustworthy, reliable, and timely. GUCC’s office coordinator manages communications for the church, updates the website, maintains the event and building use calendar, […]
We are well into 2023, and our news will continue to unfold. Already we are preparing for Shrove Tuesday, hosting Silence and Soup for the Soul, and preparing for our Lenten book study of The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth by Thomas Berry. Going forward, we will keep track of our news […]
Looking back on the year, I remember well the day we baptized Ashton Douglas Casavant and said goodbye to our friend and church leader, Judy Boyd Dales. In the course of one day, it seemed our hearts were filled with both joy and sorrow, and we came to understand once again what it means to […]
In October, we held our second annual retreat at the Green Mountain Monastery. The purpose of the retreat was to:
Music is an essential and uplifting part of every year – some news from 2022 includes: Hal and Friends We are blessed to have a Music Director such as Hal Parker. A gifted vocalist, he shifts from piano to harpsichord to organ, and even treats us to an occasional flute performance. Working closely with Ed, […]
Trustees are responsible for managing our physical properties and the fiscal well-being of the church. They keep us safe, sustainable, and sound in our expenses and investments. Trustees include the Properties Committee, overseeing the parsonage and the entire church building. Trustees also oversee the Investment, Pleasants Fund, and Scholarship Committees. The work of the Trustees […]